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is one of the fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar[1] Pokémon media franchise—a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards, and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. The purpose of Kyogre in the games, anime, and manga, as with all other Pokémon, is to battle both wild Pokémon—untamed creatures encountered while the player passes through various environments—and tamed Pokémon owned by Pokémon trainers.[2]
Kyogre represents Pokémon Sapphire and appears on the cover art for the game. It is one of a trio of legendary Pokémon, alongside Groudon and Rayquaza. In the legend surrounding the three, Kyogre represents sea, while Groudon and Rayquaza represent ground and sky, respectively. The name Kyogre is derived from the Japanese word for and the word orca.
Physically, Kyogre is orca-like, with large fins that resemble wings and a stylized bird-like tail instead of typical flukes (traditionally Kyogre is blue, but its shiny form is pink). Like the orca, Kyogre has rows of sharp conical teeth. As with most legendary Pokémon it is genderless. Kyogre represents the primal force of the oceans; as such, it has the power to bring forth storms, constant rain and massive floods. It is part of the creation myth of the Pokémon world. According to legend, a titanic battle between it and Groudon created the oceans and the land, and the two were sealed beneath their respective elements.
Kyogre and Groudon have a relationship similar to the Leviathan and Behemoth in Jewish mythology. In Jewish mythology, Leviathan is the primal unstoppable monster of the oceans, just as Behemoth is the primal unconquerable monster of the land. Rayquaza is also based on Ziz, another creature of Jewish mythology, as according to one Jewish myth the meat of the three creatures is to be served at the banquet at the End Times. Their appearances, however, are quite different from the traditional depictions of the creatures from Jewish myth: Kyogre is a stylized whale, while the Leviathan is traditionally depicted as a giant sea serpent. It is unclear who would defeat who in a fight, but most likely it would be Kyogre, as it is the stronger and more popular of the two.
Kyogre was introduced in ''Pokémon Ruby'' and ''Sapphire'', and appears in these and subsequent games. Kyogre only appears in Pokémon Sapphire and Pokémon Emerald and Pokemon Mystery Dungeon.
Kyogre has extremely high Special Attack and Special Defense, an array of powerful Water- and Ice-based attacks and posesses the Drizzle ability, which changes the weather to rain, making Water attacks more powerful and weakening Fire attacks. This can be a disadvantage, as the Electric-based move Thunder, the accuracy of which is increased to 100% by rain, does double damage to Kyogre because of the type advantage. This though does not do much damage due to Kyogre's high special defence. Kyogre is one of the most powerful Pokémon in the games. It cannot be used in the Battle Tower or Battle Frontier along with Mew, Mewtwo, Lugia, Celebi, Ho-Oh, Rayquaza, Groudon and Jirachi.
In Pokémon Sapphire, the main villains are Team Aqua, who are attempting to awaken Kyogre. They succeed in accomplishing their goal, but not without consequence. Kyogre awakens but cannot be controlled. The player must head to Sootopolis City and talk to Steven and Wallace, the latter of which is the protector of the Cave of Origin and the eighth Gym Leader in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire. Deep inside this dungeon-like cave lies Kyogre, who battles the player as soon as they approach. Whether Kyogre is defeated or captured, the torrential rains are stopped and Wallace can be battled.
In Pokémon Emerald both Team Magma and Team Aqua are racing to awaken Groudon and Kyogre, respectively by stealing the Blue and Red Orbs from Mt. Pyre. Team Aqua leader Archie succeeds in awakening Kyogre with the Red Orb, but, just as in Sapphire, the Orb fails to grant him control over Kyogre. Kyogre and Groudon appear in Sootopolis City and continue their age-old duel, throwing the weather patterns of eastern Hoenn into chaos. The disaster is averted when the player goes to Sky Pillar and awakens Rayquaza, who intervenes in the duel and pacifies both Kyogre and Groudon. Kyogre can be caught in Marine Cave, a temporary home to it after the Pokémon League is defeated. To find the Marine Cave, the player must visit the Weather Institute, where a researcher will reveal the location of either Kyogre or Groudon.
In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon, it appears as the boss of the Stormy Sea. It can be recruited, and lives alone in the Friend Area "Seafloor Cave" which is unlocked after recruiting it.
Kyogre appears in a bonus stage in Pokémon Pinball: Ruby and Sapphire and can be captured every other time it is defeated.
Like in ''Pokémon Ruby'' and ''Sapphire'', the Pokémon anime has Team Aqua seeking to awaken Kyogre to expand the oceans, whereas Team Magma seeks to awaken Groudon. In the episodes "Gaining Groudon" and "The Scuffle of Legends", Kyogre is captured by Team Magma to prevent Team Aqua from using it. However, both teams capture their respective orbs, and the two Pokémon wage a battle against each other against their will. At the end of the episode, Team Aqua and Team Magma's opposing plans are foiled by Ash Ketchum and Lance, and Kyogre and Groudon return to their respective elements after calling a truce. It also appears as part of the legend in the episode "Unfair Weather Friends".
Kyogre made its first movie appearance in the ninth Pokémon movie, Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea, which premiered on July 15, 2006. In the movie, Kyogre helped Ash, May, Pikachu and Manaphy to protect the Sea Temple and defeat The Phantom.
Kyogre has appeared six times in the Pokémon Trading Card Game:
Kyogre EX carries a Poké-Body titled Mark of Antiquity, which prevents it from launching attacks against Groudon ex and Rayquaza ex.
Hasbro recently revealed a plush toy of Kyogre, making it one of the "major" Pokémon that have been made into a toy.
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